Mission as Z Jeffries |
Mission as Zachary Jeffries |
I write middle grade science fiction to fight white supremacy, specifically the recruitment of young white boys. The main characters are confronted about their personal biases and/or priveledge, and these characters have messy conversations with messy feelings before internalizing, learning, and moving on. I stand behind this approach as a means to uncover the bigotry I have internalized, in any form: mysogyny, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia. All are rooted in white supremacy, and I hope the white boys I write about empowers real white boys everywhere to exercise empathy.
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I'm here to put relationship-driven stories into high concept, fast-paced contemporary fantasy plots. I love using elements from paranormal romance, urban fantasy, magic academia, and reimagining. And the worlds I make are all-encompassing magic systems: they are worlds where every myth, every religion, every fairy tale has at least some truth to it, some basis in that reality.
So hopefully I get better at writing while I test-drive these multiple magic systems in high-octain, character-driven fntasy novels. |